Academic Preparation of Specially-Admitted Student-Athletes: A Question of Basic Skills

Autor/inn/en	Winters, Carla A.; Gurney, Gerald S.
Titel	Academic Preparation of Specially-Admitted Student-Athletes: A Question of Basic Skills
Quelle	In: College and University, 88 (2012) 2, S.2-9 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0889
Schlagwörter	Selective Admission; Grade Point Average; Admission Criteria; Reading Skills; Standardized Tests; Athletes; Scores; College Athletics; Higher Education; College Preparation; Student Recruitment; Eligibility; College Admission; College Bound Students; Admissions Officers; Educational Change; Grade Inflation; Academic Achievement; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Team Sports; Wide Range Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsselektion; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Athlet; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Eignung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Bildungsreform; Schulleistung; Hochschulkooperation; Mannschaftssport
Abstract	When considering any type of alternative or special admission processes for incoming students, the university is charged with taking into account traditional admissions criteria such as high school grade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores as well as other attributes. These "other attributes" frequently include pressure to admit students who are athletically gifted but academically underprepared. The potential glory of a university on the athletic field can become a key consideration in the decision whether to admit certain applicants. The present study examines the decision-making process relating to special admissions for student-athletes. The study's four main considerations include concerns regarding the use of high school GPA and standardized test score as admissions criteria for prospective student-athletes; pressure on the admissions committee to avoid competitive disadvantage by effectively sending talented recruits to a competitor; the admissions committee's desire to admit students believed to be academically prepared; and the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA's) changes to initial eligibility criteria--changes which allow universities to make admissions decisions independently. Following approval of selected student-athletes, a test of basic academic skill level was administered, revealing a significant difference in reading skill level below a given threshold of standardized test score. (Contains 4 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). One Dupont Circle NW Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-293-9161; Fax: 202-872-8857; e-mail: pubs@aacrao.org; Web site: http://www.aacrao.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10